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Screen a listRochester Fringe Festival Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$1.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · +20% in 3 yrs58staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−6.3%
Months of reserve2.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.1%
Middle half of peersMedianRochester Fringe Festival
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.8M spent
Programs$1.4M80%Management and general$251k14%Fundraising$107k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$280k in FY2023 and −$107k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.7 months, under the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
9 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIFunders stay
12 of the 14 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 9% of revenue in FY2025. $220k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending22funders
$278ka year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Daisy Marquis Jones FoundationSince FY2019$15k$27k$180k$30k$30kAmes-Amzalak Memorial TrustOn and off$25k$25k$30k$56k$27k$39kWaldron Rise Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$25k$30k$35k$10k$15k$10k–Rochester Institute of TechnologyOn and off$25k$25k$25k$25k$25kElaine P & Richard U Wilson FoundationOn and off$10k$20k$20k$10k$20k$20kLouis S & Molly B Wolk FoundationEvery year since FY2017$5k$8k$10k$10k$10k$15k$15kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$52k$66k$49k$79k$81k11 other fundersUp to $30k a year each$16k$13k$7k$32k$32k$46k$76k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped